National Republican., 1887-03-22
CURRENT COMMENT
The scintillations which Brighten Our
Exchange List.

Chicago Herald: "In one respect the
United States are better prepared for war
than any other nation on earth. They have
their war taxes all on.n
New York World. A learned authority
renews the old contention that the spinal
column, and not the head, is the seat OF
intelligence. This would make the In
trinsic value Of great many dudes about
fifty cents column.
Toledo Blade. Cleveland is reported TO
be seriously considering the propriety Of
calling the Fiftieth Congress In extra ses-
sion, to consider the subject OF revenue
reduction. He is said TO have become con-
vinced that It will give him boom for re-
nomination.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Very wisely the
Philadelphia members Of the house agreed
to allow Mr.. Randall's district to remain
Democratic. This action Is due to the So.
0O0 Democratic voters Of this city and to
the able, honest, and patriotic representa-
tive Of the third district.
Chicago Tribune: There is very little ap-
preheDsion over the result Of introducing
English rabbits In the south. The colored
brother with his shotgun and yellow dog
will, IL Is expected, attend to the prolific
rabbit. The colored brother is anxious to
have the rabbit brought on.
New York Commercial Advertiser. Under
the fisheries law, as at present interpreted,
only fish caught by American citizens are
admitted TO the United States free OF duty.
No fish that cannot swear that II was caught
by an American citizen can cross the border
without paying for the privilege.
Chicago Herald: 1t is not remarkable that
IL takes the President SO long to find sue
cessor to Treasurer Jordan. lie can keep
books In more different ways than any
other man in America. Unless his sue
cessor shall be an artist In this line Mr..
| Jordan will be sadly missed by the experts
whom the people have employed TO eluci
| date his monthly debt statements.
Boston Herald. We have not that grace
| Of manner, that ever-present desire to
| please, which Ia characteristic of the French,
| Spanish, and Italian people; while the whole
| tendency of American business and social
| life is to give to those who are brought
| under Its influence an aggressive self
assertiyeness which must be peculiarly, dis
tasteful to those whose lives have been
| passed under more agreeable conditions.
Boston Herald: We had supposed that
| the fact was generally known that party
| platforms were intended to catch votes, and
| not to pledge those who formulated them
| to any definite line Of action. A political
| party in this country, as matters now go,
has to be judged much more by the charac-
| ter and personal opinions OF the men whom
| 1t puts In nomination than by the profess
sions that It's convention prepares anl
| places in its state or national platform.
Boston Tribmer "If Mr.. Manning lives"
the Troy Times remarks, she is more likely
dent in 1SSS-or at least to have the sup
port of the New York delegation
| In the national convention an
Grover Cleveland or David b. HILL" II a
contest comes between Cleveland and Mau-
ming what will Col. Lamont do9 The colo
mel will probably take to the woods and
temporarily retire from politics..
| Chicago Tribune: The Presidents un.
| fortunate political training is likely to
appointments under the new interstate
commerce law. A President who believes
in luck rather than Providence cannot be
expected to pray for guidance, but II he
has any friends who are devotonally in.
clined they ought to be regular aud constant
In their supplicatious that Mr.. Cleveland
may be delivered from all sins Of "com-
mission"
st. Louis Globe. Democrat: The interstate
| commerce bill made 1t mandatory upon the
| President to appoint the interstate com
merce commissioners immediately. The
bill was signed about six weeks ago, bu!
none of these appointments have been
made yet. Unless the President is deter.
mined to deliberately disobey one OF the
plainest provisions of the law, 1t is evil
dent that his Interpretation Of the meaning
of the word Immediately differs radically
from that given it by johnson, Walker
Webster, Worcester, and other lexlcogra
pliers.
New York Star: Mr.. Cleveland has beer
taking leaves out of Mr.. Tilden's bool
during his entire political life As mayo
Of Buffalo he devoted himself TO the caust
Of municipal reform, which Tilden had 81
brilliantly served in New YorK. AS gov
ernor he also followed in Tilden's footstcp
IN enforcing economy and strict accounta
bility In the state administration, and 4,
acquiring the political support Of the In
dependent voters. As President he hal
applied and has been guided by the princi
Piles Of the Democratic platform OF 1876
which was written by the statesman wh'
stood upon 1t as candidate.
New York Herald: 1t is very odd fac
that great wars frequently arise from com
paratively Insignificant causes. The caprice
OF an empress or a fit of imperial indigestion
may set the enginery In motion, aud afte
that countless regiments are ground Il
powder and another page of history is be
spsttered with blood. A couple OF student
were caught with quantity of dynamit
concealed about their persons. One woul'
think 1t Russian incident merely. Not o
all. 1t may have European importance
, 1t is not impossible that It may even decid,
the czar to put his troops into the field.
New York World: On Tuesday next
Mar. 90, the Emperor William Of German
will be so years old. Other monarchs hav
reigDed longer than he, but no ruler of
great nation, in authentic history, that W
can recall, has lived to a greater age. Not
witbstapding that he stands prominently
forth in these latter days as q representa-
tive OF the "divine right" theory aud IN
sists upon despotlc Interpretation OF th
imperial prerogative, his manly qualities s.
endear him to his countrymen that his 90tl
birthday will be celebrated throughout hi
dOminions with degree Of loyalty whic
it rarely falls to the lot OF a monarch t
enjoy.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: BlsmarcI
has been in grand good hunor for few
days. lie has parliament to please him
the 40, GOO additional soldiers MOtke wante
strictly for peace purposes, and the em
peror's birthday to celebrate, and he |
pleased to talk peace. We wouldn't ad
wise France to believe too much In this talk
She should not be idle one minute of eac
twentyfour hours. The danger Is tn
Germans will be half way from the fronte
to Paris before the French can stop thei
political can-cans and understand that th
, storm wind blows from the east.